Bharti Airtel appoints Bangladesh head Prasanta Das Sarma as Kenya MD
Bharti Airtel has moved its Bangladesh CEO Prasanta Das Sarma to head its Kenyan unit as the Indian telecoms giant mulls divesting some ...
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Millicom secures US$600m revolver for refinancing
Emerging markets-focused Millicom has secured a five-year US$600m revolving credit facility to refinance outstanding debt. The plan to refinance a dual-tranche US$500m ...
Airtel Kenya not on Bharti’s list of sellable assets
Airtel Kenya is not one of the operators Indian giant Bharti Airtel is considering divesting. The guarantee was given by the Kenyan telco’s ...
MTN shelves Nigerian unit IPO until regulatory issues are resolved
South Africa’s MTN has halted preparations for the listing of MTN Nigeria as it waits for legal disputes to be resolved and a better ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 251
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Bharti Airtel welcomes back Badal Bagri as CFO of India and South Asia
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is welcoming back Badal Bagri as the CFO for India and South Asia from next Monday. Bagri, who will ...
Vodafone mulling Indian merger as IPO plans remain on ice
Vodafone is reportedly looking for a merging partner in India as a new wave of consolidation is set to hit the ...
Idea Cellular in second corporate bond issue in weeks amid intense mobile competition
India’s third largest mobile operator Idea Cellular aims to raise Rs10bn (US$146.5m) in a private placement of unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures ...
Bharti Airtel eyes spectrum rich Telenor India
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering buying Telenor‘s local unit in a move that could prompt another round of consolidation in ...
Axiata Group promotes Yap Wai Yip to group acting CFO
Malaysia’s Axiata Group has promoted Yap Wai Yip to group acting CFO, replacing head of finance Chari Thandalam Veeravalli Thirumala who retired at the end of 2016. Yap (pictured), ...
